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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

RELEASE BLAST - BEWARE THE RANGER (In the Long Arms of the Lawman, #1) by Debra Holt

Will they be able to lay the past to rest and rekindle their
love from the ashes?

Beware the RangerIn the Long Arms of the Law, #1

by Debra Holt

Releasing June 28th 2017
Tule Publishing

BlurbTwelve
years ago, Kaitlyn Russell had a dream: living happily ever after with
Clay Morgan. Except her grandmother had bigger plans for her beloved
granddaughter and they didn’t include life in the small town of McKenna Springs
as the wife of a young, poor deputy. Kaitlyn’s heart was broken when Clay and
her grandmother convinced her to pursue her second love, Broadway stardom.

Texas
Ranger Clay Morgan is a widower with a young son to raise. A dozen years
before, he had to make the most difficult decision of his life when he agreed
to let go of the only woman he’d ever loved so that she could pursue her
dreams.

Now,
fate and an old woman’s guilty conscience conspire to bring Clay and Kaitlyn
back together once more. Will they be able to lay the past to rest and rekindle
their love from the ashes?

“Miss
Russell,” he said as he handed back her license. “Can you step out of the car,
please?”

“What
is the problem, Deputy…Trooper, I
mean?” Angie asked as she leaned across the center console to look up at the
man who turned his officious smile in her direction.

“There’s
someone on his way that will let you know what it’s all about. Miss Russell, if
you would please…?” His hand went to the door handle.

Popping
the door’s release, Kaitlyn opened it and stood. Her patience was beginning to
grow thin.

Not
one to leave her friend without support, Angie exited her own side and watched
the scene from there, lending her friend her support.

“How
long is this going to take? I really would like to know what this is about.”
Kaitlyn fought to keep her voice controlled. She never liked guessing games.

“Well,
ma’am, I think you’re about to get some answers.” As he spoke the words, he
nodded over her shoulder.

They
all turned to look. What the—? She was surprised to see a sleek, dark blue
helicopter moving swiftly toward them. Kaitlyn raised her hand above her eyes
to block the glare of the sun. She tried to make out the markings on the craft,
but to no avail. What on earth was going on?

“This
day is finally getting interesting again,” Angie spoke up. “Do you think they
could give us a lift to New Mexico?”

“I’m
glad you’re finding this amusing because I’m not.”

“That’s
because you always like to be the one in control,” Angie responded with a
slight toss of her head and a knowing grin.

“Yes,
I do. I admit it. This person better have a quick explanation so we can be back
on our way.”

The
helicopter made a pass overhead then descended and swung back in a wide arc. In
a few brief minutes, the pilot had easily set it down a few hundred yards distant
on the side of roadway.

As
the blades began to slow, the passenger side door opened. Another trooper
stepped down from the craft. She moved toward them, the other trooper
acknowledging her arrival with a slight nod of the head.

She
nodded to both Kaitlyn and Angie before moving to stand beside her male
counterpart. Obviously, this was not the person with the answers for them.

“Well,
well…hellooo, handsome!”

Angie’s
comment, spoken in a low voice, made Kaitlyn swing her attention back to see
what Angie was talking about or, more precisely, who had elicited such a breathless compliment from her
friend.

In
that moment, the world imploded. Everything she had trusted to not change was
shattered. Time came to a screeching halt. She literally froze in place. It
would be sometime later when she tried to remember if she even managed a breath
of air. Everything waited…waited on the tall male figure who had stepped out of
the pilot’s side door and was advancing slowly toward her.

Born and raised in the Lone Star state of
Texas, Debra Holt grew up among horses, cowboys, wide open
spaces, and real Texas Rangers. Pride in her state and ancestry knows no bounds
and it is these heroes and heroines she loves to write about the most. She also
draws upon a variety of life experiences including working with abused
children, caring for baby animals at a major zoo, and planning high-end
weddings (ah, romance!).

Debra's real pride and joys, however, are her son, an aspiring film actor, and
a daughter with aspirations to join the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (more
story ideas!) When she isn't busy writing about tall Texans and feisty
heroines, she can be found cheering on her Texas Tech Red Raiders, or heading
off on another cruise adventure. She read her first romance...Janet Dailey's
Fiesta San Antonio, over thirty years ago and became hooked on the genre.
Writing contemporary western romances, is both her passion and dream come true,
and she hopes her books will bring smiles...and sighs... to all who believe in
happily-ever-after's.

Debra invites you to visit her website. She loves to hear from
other aspiring authors or readers via her email.

I have read one book thus far and the review
Always Too Late (Micalea Smeltzer) is part of A Love for Romance Anthology but also a novella for the Willow Creek series. Taylor and Gabe have been friends for years. She has been his secret...